Leading expert in Medieval and Renaissance manuscript illumination, Les Enluminures offers for sale original illuminated manuscripts, books of hours, miniatures and works of art from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. To hold and to turn the pages of a manuscript is to touch hands directly with medieval Europe.
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Video entriesPodcast - Episode 11: Masterpiece and the Future of Art Fairs
Today our host Sandra Hindman, founder and President of Les Enluminures, checks in with Chairman of the Masterpiece Fair Philip Hewat-Jaboor from his residence in the Channel Islands. They discuss... Read more -
Video entriesFriday Faves: Keegan Goepfert presents a delightful illumination depicting Saint Bartholomew
July 3, 2020 This delightful illumination depicts Saint Bartholomew (24 August), an apostle of Christ. He is identified by his symbol, the enormous flaying knife with which he was skinned alive when he... Read more -
EventsMasterpiece Online
London 22 June - 8 July 2020 Read more -
Artwork categoriesManuscripts
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Artwork categoriesMiniatures
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Artwork categoriesRings
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Textmanuscripts.com
Every medieval manuscript was made and decorated by hand for a particular purpose at a certain moment in history. The online site run by Les Enluminures and dedicated to the description and sale of text manuscripts www.textmanuscripts.com offers the largest and most wide-ranging inventory of text manuscripts currently on the market.
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